Louisville vs. Michigan, by the numbers

Apr. 8, 2013
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Syracuse Orange guard Michael Carter-Williams dribbles the ball at center court defended by Michigan Wolverines guard Trey Burke in the first half of the semifinals during the Final Four at the Georgia Dome. / Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Lopresti, USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Lopresti, USA TODAY Sports

27 ‚?? Years since Louisville played in the national championship game.

20 ‚?? Years since Michigan played in the national championship game.

No. 4 ‚?? Michigan's seeding in the NCAA Tournament.

No. 5 ‚?? Michigan's seeding in the Big Ten tournament.

16 ‚?? Years since a No. 4 seed has played in the championship game, going back to Arizona in 1997. Arizona is the only No. 4 seed to ever win the championship game.

6-1 ‚?? Odds that Goldencents, a 3-year-old horse partially owned by Rick Pitino, went off in the Santa Anita Derby Saturday. At nearly the same time Louisville was beating Wichita State, Goldencents was winning by 1¬Ĺ lengths to establish himself as a Kentucky Derby favorite.

6 ‚?? No. 1 seeds to win the national championship in the past eight years. Louisville would make it seven of nine.

7 ‚?? Schools with at least three national titles. Louisville is trying to become the eighth.

2-0 -- Louisville's record in national title games.

1-4 -- Michigan's record in national title games.

0-1 ‚?? Rich Pitino's all-time record vs. Michigan. The loss was in the 1993 Final Four.

18.2 ‚?? Louisville's average winning margin in the NCAA tournament.

13.4 ‚?? Michigan's average winning margin in the NCAA tournament.

34 ‚?? Louisville bench points against Wichita State Saturday.

38 ‚?? Louisville starters' points against Wichita State Saturday.

7-for-14 ‚?? Combined free throw shooting in the last 48 seconds of the game by Louisville and Michigan Saturday.

7-for-25 ‚?? Combined shooting Saturday for Russ Smith and Trey Burke, the season's leading scorers for Louisville and Michigan.